Linguini with Rustic Tomato Sauce

Started with fresh tomatoes, onion, garlic and basil. Browned the meatballs in a cast iron pan, then transferred them to a baking dish and into the oven at 350. Rough cut the tomatoes, onion, crushed the garlic. Garlic and onion in the pan using the meatballs grease for oil. Added tomatoes and cooked for a few minutes. Asparagus seasoned with salt and pepper and into the oven. Allowed the sauce to cook down a little and blend together. Cooked the linguini. Added torn basil to the sauce. Pulled the pasta from the pot and added to the sauce to finish cooking.

Plated the pasta, meatballs and asparagus, added parm cheese and served.
Added some pickled cauliflower on the side.

Paid this with a Cascade Cliffs 2019 Nebbiolo – AMAZING WINE.

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